NHL Lockout Rumors: Russian Edition
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeny Malkin will play in the KHL this season should there be a NHL work stoppage. Talking to Russian Sport-Express newspaper, Malkin said he would return to…
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KHL Welcome Three Fresh Faces For Upcoming Season
The Kontinental Hockey League will welcome three new teams for the upcoming season. Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia, Donbass Donetsk in Ukraine and Lev Praha in Czech Republic will all join…
Alexander Radulov Returns to KHL, Inks Four-Year Deal With CSKA
Alexander Radulov has signed a four-year contract worth more than $9 million per year with CSKA of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. The team made the announcement Monday. CSKA purchased the…
Kontinental Hockey League Welcomes New Faces, Releases Schedule
The Kontinental Hockey League has released its schedule for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. The league will welcome the return of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, which took a year off after the team’s…
Summer Shakes Up KHL
With the National Hockey League free agent market set to open in the coming days, owners and general managers on the other side of the globe are patiently waiting. Many…
New Jersey Devils Playoff Run Brings Family Together
The time difference between Moscow, Russia and my home state of New Jersey is eight hours. It is another hour to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the biggest hockey fan I…
Russian Stereotype Highlighted by Some, Reflected by Few
I recently read an article from James Mirtle on the dwindling Russian influence in the NHL, which over the last few years has been evident. Some argue it is because…
Gagarin Cup Finals to be decided in Game Seven
Back and forth they go. We win one, you win one. We win two, you win two. And back and forth they go. The first six games of the Gagarin…
Sidney Crosby showcases fighting’s place in NHL
Why is everyone upset about the surplus of fighting in this year’s NHL playoffs? Goon is a word being thrown around a lot. I guess sticking up for your teammates…
Dynamo Moscow to play Avangard in Gagarin Cup Final
I had just finished writing about how the Kontinental Hockey League lacked parity when top-seeded SKA St. Petersburg fell in the Western Conference. That was followed one day later by…
Dynamo Moscow sweeps into Gagarin Cup Finals
Dynamo Moscow scored six goals, including three from late-season addition Mikhail Anisin to move into the Gagarin Cup final. Russia’s oldest team easily picked apart its northern rival, SKA St.…
Dynamo Moscow nearly flawless in KHL playoffs
Twelve games, ten wins. The two losses were both in overtime to Torpedo in mid-March. Playing nearly the minimum amount of games this far into the KHL postseason, Dynamo Moscow…